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Graeme C. Simsion is an Australian author, screenwriter, playwright and data modeller.[1] Prior to becoming an author, Simsion was an information systems consultant, co-authoring the book Data Modelling Essentials, and worked in wine distribution.[2][3]

Graeme C. Simsion
Simsion in 2012
BornAuckland, New Zealand
OccupationAuthor, consultancy manager, data modeller
NationalityAustralian, New Zealander, British
EducationUniversity of Melbourne
Deakin University
Monash University
Notable awards2012 Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award 2014 Australian Book Industry's Book of the Year
SpouseAnne Buist
Children2
Website
graemesimsion.com

Literary career



Don Tillman novels


In 2012 Simsion won the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award for his book The Rosie Project.[4][5] The novel was published by Text Publishing to critical acclaim in Australia in January 2014.[6] It has since sold more than three and a half million copies in over forty countries around the world.[7][8]

Simsion initially wrote The Rosie Project as a screenplay, which has since been optioned to Sony Pictures Entertainment.[9]

A sequel titled The Rosie Effect, was published on 24 September 2014.[8]

The third and final book, The Rosie Result, was published in February 2019.[10]


Other novels


Simsion's third novel, The Best of Adam Sharp was published by Text Publishing in 2016. Its movie rights were optioned to Toni Collette’s company Vocab Films.[11]

Simsion's fourth novel Two Steps Forward, a collaboration with his wife Anne Buist, was published on 2 October 2017.[12] Its sequel, titled Two Steps Onward, was published in June 2021.


Personal life


Simsion is married to psychiatrist Anne Buist and has two children.[13]

In 2006 he obtained a PhD in data modeling from the University of Melbourne.[13]


Awards



The Rosie Project



The Rosie Effect



Other awards



Publications



Novels



Short stories



Technical



Short films and plays



References


  1. Steger, Jason "A First Date with Destiny", The Age 26 January 2012
  2. Simsion, Graeme; Witt, Graham (2004). Data Modeling Essentials (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA, USA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc. ISBN 9780126445510.
  3. "Pinot Now About Us". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript: Winner Announced". The Wheeler Centre. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. "Stringybark Stories Author profile" Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine Nov 2012
  6. "The Rosie Project". www.textpublishing.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. "The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion—You Don't Find Love, Love Finds You". 29 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2019 via www.textpublishing.com.au.
  8. "The Rosie Effect". www.textpublishing.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. "Rosy film future for Rosie Project". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  10. Simsion, Graeme (5 February 2019). The Rosie Result, book by Graeme Simsion. ISBN 9781925773477.
  11. Busch, Anita (23 May 2017). "Toni Collette Options Graeme Simsion Novel 'The Best of Adam Sharp' For Her Vocab Films". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. "Two Steps Forward, book by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist". 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2019 via www.textpublishing.com.au.
  13. Tippet, Gary (4 May 2015). "Author, author". 3010 – Melbourne University Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  14. Author of 'The Rosie Project' awarded Book of the Year prize – ABC news
  15. Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project named Australian Book of the Year – news.com.au
  16. "The Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  17. "It's Graduation time!". RMIT University. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  18. Simsion, Graeme "Three Encounters with the Physical" The Age 12 January 2013
  19. "The life and times of Greasy Joe: Drinking, driving and the possibility of sex". search.informit.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  20. "Three encounters with the physical". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  21. "Stringybark Flash Fiction and Micro Fiction Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  22. "Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Fiction Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  23. "Stringybark Short Story Award 2011". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  24. "Twisted Stringybark Short Story Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.





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